--- setup.py
+++ setup.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 try:
-    from distutils.core import setup
-except ImportError, excp:
     from setuptools import setup
+except ImportError, excp:
+    from distutils.core import setup
     
 import pydot
 import os
@@ -31,5 +31,4 @@
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules'],
     long_description = "\n".join(pydot.__doc__.split('\n')),
     py_modules = ['pydot', 'dot_parser'],
-    install_requires = ['pyparsing', 'setuptools'],
-    data_files = [('.', ['LICENSE', 'README'])] )
+    install_requires = ['pyparsing', 'setuptools'] )